Which potatoes would you prefer as a guest?

Mashed potatoes always

Au gratin hands down...mashed potatoes are simple and everyone always does that. I think au gratin will complement the prime rib nicely and also stand out and not to mention they are delicious 😋

Mashed potatoes!

Mashed!!!!

Okay, are the mashed potatoes good with or without gravy or do they need gravy to make them work?

If they're good without I'd say mashed, they're more likely to be something someone likes. If they're kind of plain then go with au gratin.

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Mashed with gravy

Although I absolutely LOVE Au Gratin, I would say that Mashed Potatoes goes better with prime rib in my opinion.

I don't like gravy on my potatoes, so I would go with au gratin - unless you're going to give the option of gravy-less potatoes, in which case mashed all the way

I also love au gratin, and wouldn’t necessarily want gravy on my mashed, but I WOULD want that gravy for my prime rib, so I think the mashed gets my vote here! Fellow potato fanatic 🤣

Au gratin!

Mashed potatoes are harder to mess up

Love both but think mashed potatoes pairs better with prime rib!

I don't eat potatoes (just a texture thing) but, I asked my FH and he said he'd prefer au gratin with prime rib.

View Quoted Comment This is a good point too, I love good au gratin, but bad au gratin can be bad. Bad mashed potatoes are still pretty good, haha

100% au gratin. I can make my own mashed potatoes and so can most people, everyone seems to have a family recipe that they love and will always prefer. And in general when I go to catered events I like food that I can't or won't make myself. Au gratin potatoes are a pain, so I won't make them myself, so I see them as a treat.

Out of curiosity, are there other potato options? Herb roasted for example? That also goes well with prime rib.

Au Gratin. For one thing, cheese. Another, mashed potatoes is basic. If you're going to be fancy with prime rib, gotta go with the upscale side!

I am quite enjoying this discussion. Good for you for making your potato love a priority.

I personally would go au gratin. It's more celebratory to me than mashed potato.